Walmart To Give 40% Of Workers Pay Rise

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Walmart To Give 40% Of Workers Pay Rise To $9 Per Hour Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been talking about a possible pay raise for the company’s workers for months now. On Thursday, as the retail giant released its earnings, he made it official. Read More > SHARE: SEE PHOTOS  Inside A Walmart Low-Wage Worker Protest On Thursday October 16th, 42 retail workers and their allies were arrested in New York and Washington, D.C. for civil disobedience while protesting Walmart’s low wages. SHARE: Walmart Says Wage Hike Will Pressure Earnings In Short Term, Bring Growth In Long Term Wal-Mart Stores is giving its employees a raise. The retailer is arguing this will be a long term positive for the company but is forecasting a hit to earnings in the short term. Read More > SHARE: New York Church Taking Walmart To Court Over Gun Sales Trinity's proposal would require Walmart's board to oversee the sale of "products that especially endanger public safety and well-being," including high-capacity assault weapons. Read More > SHARE: The 10 Biggest Retail Stories Of 2014 It's been a banner year for retail news, with big-name CEOs ousted, the Supreme Court weighing in on workers' birth control rights and unprecedented backlash to the notorious Black Friday shopping holiday. Read More > SHARE: